柏布马

柏布馬

bǎibùmǎ

noun

Measure Word

一匹柏布马 pǐ

Meanings

1 Barb horse (North African breed)

Characters

cypress (phonetic here)

cloth (phonetic here)

Examples

HSK 6

阿拉伯马和柏布马共同影响了现代赛马的血统。

Ālābó mǎ hé bǎibùmǎ gòngtóng yǐngxiǎng le xiàndài sàimǎ de xuètǒng.

The Arabian and the Barb together shaped the bloodlines of modern racehorses.

HSK 7-9

柏布马原产于北非，以耐力著称。

Bǎibùmǎ yuán chǎn yú Běifēi, yǐ nàilì zhùchēng.

The Barb horse originates in North Africa and is renowned for its endurance.

Tips

culture

柏布 is a phonetic rendering of 'Barb' (the Berber horse). Bred by the Berbers of the Maghreb since antiquity, the Barb was brought to Europe during the Moorish conquest of Spain and is an ancestor of the Andalusian and the Thoroughbred.

Stroke Order

柏 bǎi

布 bù

马 mǎ